2024 NEMCC Honors Day Awards

HONORS DAY

PRESENTED BY THE

IOTA ZETA CHAPTER OF THE PHI

THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY

HONORS DAY

CLICK ON A CATEGORY TO SEE THE WINNERS 2024

PHI THETA KAPPA CHAPTER

PHI THETA KAPPA ADVISORS

HONORS INSITUTE SCHOLARS’ BOWL TEAM

COLLEGIATE DECA

COLLEGIATE FBLA

FFA LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE

ART COMPETITION

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARDS

CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

DIVISION OF BUSINESS & ENGINEERING

DIVISION OF FINE ARTS

DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES

DIVISION OF LANGUAGES & HUMANITIES

DIVISION OF MATH & SCIENCE

DIVISION OF SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, & APPLIED SCIENCES

HALL OF FAME

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

TIP/TOP RECIPIENTS

HUMANITIES TEACHER OF THE YEAR

PRESENTED BY

PROJECT 2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED HONORS IN ACTION

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

HONORS IN ACTION

THEME 4 AWARD

“Architecture and Design of Play”

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

TENTH FINALIST FOR MOST

DISTINGUISHED CHAPTER

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED OFFICER TEAM AWARD

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

GOLDEN KEY AWARD

Co-VP of Service, Iota Zeta Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

Belle Martindale

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED OFFICER

Co-VP of Service, Iota Zeta Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

Sydney Brooks

2024 CHAPTER REGIONAL AWARDS

5 STAR

CHAPTER AWARD

21ST CONSECUTIVE YEAR

DISTINGUISHED HONORS IN ACTION PROJECT 2024 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED OFFICER TEAM 2024 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

ALL MS ACADEMIC TEAM

FIRST TEAM

Team,

College Project

Iota Zeta Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

Cheyenne Johnson

ALL MS ACADEMIC TEAM

SECOND TEAM

Iota Zeta Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa

Jack Taylor

PRESENTED BY

Michelle Baragona

VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

2024 ADVISOR AWARDS

HORIZON AWARD

Robbie Coleman

Dr. Ray Harris

Dr. Justin Treloar

Andrea Mathis

Jessica Morris

HONORS INSTITUTE RECOGNITIONS

PRESENTED BY

Jessica Morris

CO-DIRECTOR OF NEMCC HONORS INSTITUTE

DISTINGUISHED HONORS GRADUATES

Jocelyn Ball

Chloe Barnes

Ben Barrett

Sydney Brooks

Emma Crowe

Jordan Foster

Cheyenne Johnson

Belle Martindale

Jeff Nock

Diego Ramirez

Molly Tennison

Meghan Windham

HONORSSCHOLAR GRADUATE

Halley Hassan & Avery Tapp

2023-2024

NEMCC HONORS INSTITUTE

HONORS INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR

Agriculture and Honors Forum Instructor

MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE HONORS CONFERENCE 2024

STEMORALPRESENTATIONCATEGORY

Ben Barrett FIRST PLACE

"Comparing Antennas for Amateur Radio Satellite Communication"

MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE HONORS CONFERENCE 2024

FIRST PLACE

SOCIALSCIENCESORALPRESENTATIONCATEGORY Sydney Brooks

"A Quantitative Approach to the Theory of Reasoned Action Pertaining to Small Businesses in Northeast Mississippi”

MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE HONORS CONFERENCE 2024

SECOND PLACE

SOCIALSCIENCESORALPRESENTATIONCATEGORY

"An Investigation into Reading and Its Benefits for K-12 Students"

Cheyenne Johnson

SCHOLARS’ BOWL TEAM RECOGNITION

PRESENTED BY

Eric & Stephanie Smith

SCHOLARS’ BOWL TEAM FACULTY ADVISORS

2024 SCHOLARS BOWL TEAM

Jocelyn Ball

Ben Barrett

Brian Faulkner

Jordyn Foster

Lily Little

Michael Lovelace

Jared Lyles

Ion Miller

Ben Mixon

Dawson Nanney

Molly Tennison

Bailey Wilbanks

AWARDS

PRESENTED BY

Grissom

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING

Morgan Chills & Emily Poindexter

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

SALES MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

Gracie Freeman

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

MARKETING MANAGEMENT

Isabella Kelly

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS MARKETING

Kimoka Lasley & Mariah Williams

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

EVENT PLANNING

Rebecca Meeks & Neely Strickland

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES

Sierra Smith

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

1ST PLACE

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Daniel Cole Thacker

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

RESTAURANT & FOODSERVICE MANAGEMENT

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

2ND PLACE

BUSINESS ETHICS

Sebastian Mejia & Kevin Vanslyke

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

2ND PLACE

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Jordan Reifers

STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

3RD PLACE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP: STARTING A BUSINESS

Gracie Freeman, Faith Johnston, & Isabella Kelly

MS DECA ELECTED STATE OFFICERS

VP OF LEADERSHIP

GRACIE FREEMAN

VP OF COMMUNICATIONS

KAMERON WILSON

PRESENTED BY

COLLEGIATE FBLA ADVISOR

STATE COMPETITION

1ST PLACE

BUSINESS PRESENTATION

Sydney Bryant, Ellie Smith, Harley Markle

STATE COMPETITION

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING 3RD PLACE

Reed Roberson

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING 2ND PLACE

Frankie Rivera

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION 2ND PLACE

Sheridan Shinar

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE 3RD PLACE

Chad Byrd

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3RD PLACE

Ellie Smith

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE 1ST PLACE

Chad Byrd

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 1ST PLACE

Sydney Bryant

STATE COMPETITION

FOUNDATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY 3RD PLACE

Sheridan Shinar

STATE COMPETITION

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR & LEADERSHIP 1ST PLACE

Frankie Rivera

STATE COMPETITION

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE 2ND PLACE

Harley Markle

STATE COMPETITION

SPORTS MANAGEMENT & MARKETING 1ST PLACE

Reed Roberson

FFA LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE AWARDS

PRESENTED BY

Andrea Mathis

COLLEGIATE FBLA ADVISOR

LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE

Carmen Fields

Cheyenne Johnson

ART COMPETITION AWARDS

PRESENTED BY

Melody Shinn

FINE ARTS INSTRUCTOR

ARTCOMPETITIONPAINTINGCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Rosalie-Natchez”

Lilly Melson

ARTCOMPETITIONPAINTINGCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“Ocean Vastness”

Emilee Wilbanks

ARTCOMPETITIONPAINTINGCATEGORY

3RD PLACE

“Gato

Rockero”

Carla Contreras

ARTCOMPETITIONPAINTINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Madre”

Carla Contreras

ARTCOMPETITIONPAINTINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Mississippi River-Natchez” Lilly Melson

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Ivy Tudor House”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“50 Lines”

Alexis Gifford

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

3RD PLACE

“Swift”

Isaiah Hatch

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Minimalist Japanese Crane”

Kelly Mills

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Chaos Lines”

Brayden Steen

ARTCOMPETITION2DDESIGNCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Vast

Expectalons”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITION3DDESIGNCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Unicorn of the Sea”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITION3DDESIGNCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“Turtle Dove”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITION3DDESIGNCATEGORY

3RD PLACE

“Dare”

Paris Morris

ARTCOMPETITION3DDESIGNCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Galactic

Symphony”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Heartbeat Pitch Booklet & Poster”

Abigail Thweatt

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“October 13, 2019”

Wendy Butler

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY

3RD PLACE

“Angeles National Forest Poster & Brochure”

Wendy Butler

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Rosswood Travel Poster”

Abigail Thweatt

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Pyre Frost Travel Poster”

Keyera Fryar

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY HONORABLE MENTION

ARTCOMPETITIONDIGITALARTCATEGORY HONORABLE MENTION

“Musician’s Heart”

Isaiah Hatch

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Fiery Succulent”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“Afternoon

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

3RD PLACE

“Figure 3”

Abigail Thweatt

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Drapery”

Margaret

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Fall

Season”

Leanna Hurst

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Hanging

Margaret Miles

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“A

Bit Fruity”

Leanna Hurst

ARTCOMPETITIONDRAWINGCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Cross-hatched

Harvest”

Julie Warfield

ARTCOMPETITIONPHOTOGRAPHYCATEGORY

1ST PLACE

“Heart

of a Fallen Cedar”

Lilly Melson

ARTCOMPETITIONPHOTOGRAPHYCATEGORY

2ND PLACE

“Bee Gentle”

Audrey Harp

ARTCOMPETITIONPHOTOGRAPHYCATEGORY

Jether Thompson 3RD PLACE

“Natural Resources”

ARTCOMPETITIONPHOTOGRAPHYCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Seeing

Double”

Audrey Harp

ARTCOMPETITIONPHOTOGRAPHYCATEGORY

HONORABLE MENTION

“Moore Law”

Alexis Gifford

STUDENT ART COMPETITION

BEST OF SHOW

“ART NOUVEAU SELF-PORTRAIT ”

Angeles National Forest Poster

BRENDA YANCY MOSS

MOST IMPROVED STUDENT

STUDENT SHOW AWARD (FOUNDATION)

Paris Morris

HELEN JONES

ART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

STUDENT SHOW AWARD (FOUNDATION)

Carla Contreras

YANCEY-MOSS

VISIAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

(FOUNDATION)

Melanie Rodriguez

YANCEY-MOSS

VISIAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIP

Abigail Thweatt

MISSISSIPPI PAINTERS

SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP

(STUDENT SHOW AWARD – BIENNIAL) Lilly Melson

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARDS

PRESENTED BY

Kent Farris ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

2024MEN’SBASKETBALL

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD

Caleb Parr

2024WOMEN’SBASKETBALL

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD

Madison Gardner

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD 2024VOLLEYBALL

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD 2024BASEBALL

Kristian Sprawling

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD 2024MEN’STENNIS

Kevin Kotze

2024WOMEN’STENNIS

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD

Lee Ellen Kelley

TIGER ATHLETIC AWARD 2024CHEER

Madison Burks

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Justin Treloar

DIVISION OF LANGUAGES & HUMANITIES HEAD

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

1ST PLACE

SHORT STORY CATEGORY Kym

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

2ND PLACE

SHORT STORY CATEGORY

Ricardo Hernandez

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

1ST PLACE

POETRY CATEGORY

Kaitlan Rinehart

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

2ND PLACE

POETRY CATEGORY

Haley Dooley

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

1ST PLACE

CREATIVE NON-FICTION CATEGORY Kym

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

2ND PLACE

CREATIVE NON-FICTION CATEGORY

Molly Tennison

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

1ST PLACE

LITERARY ANALYSIS CATEGORY

Molly Lutrell

CREATIVE WRITING AWARDS

2ND PLACE

LITERARY ANALYSIS CATEGORY

Haley Dooley

PRESENTED BY

Jason Mattox

HEAD OF DIVISION OF BUSINESS & ENGINEERING

DIVISIONOFBUSINESS&ENGINEERING

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Madison McVey

DIVISIONOFBUSINESS&ENGINEERING

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

John Hunter Griffin

Sam Oliver Green

Autumn Campbell

DIVISIONOFBUSINESS&ENGINEERING ALL-STAR AWARD 2024

Stephen Evans

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Ray Harris

HEAD OF DIVISION OF FINE ARTS

DIVISIONOFFINEARTS

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Lilly Melson

DIVISIONOFFINEARTS

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Lillian Faith Childs

Julie Warfield

John Harvey

PRESENTED BY

HEAD OF DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Jennifer Davis

DIVISIONOFHEALTHSCIENCES

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Kaylee Derrick

DIVISIONOFHEALTHSCIENCES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Alyvia Floyd

Jordan Henderson

Riley Newman

DIVISIONOFHEALTHSCIENCES ALL-STAR AWARD 2024

Rece Davis

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Justin Treloar

HEAD OF DIVISION OF LANGUAGES & HUMANITIES

DIVISIONOFLANGUAGES&HUMANTIES

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Avery Tapp

DIVISIONOFLANGUAGES&HUMANTIES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Grace Lambert

Lily Little

Kymberlie Gable

DIVISIONOFLANGUAGES&HUMANTIES ALL-STAR AWARD 2024

Lilly Melson

PRESENTED BY

HEAD OF DIVISION OF MATH & SCIENCES

DIVISIONOFMATHEMATICS&SCIENCES

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Belle Martindale

DIVISIONOFMATHEMATICS&SCIENCES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

William Norwood

Caitlyn Carnathan

Jackson Mayer

DIVISIONOFMATHEMATICS&SCIENCES

ALL-STAR AWARD 2024

Cheyenne Johnson

PRESENTED BY

HEAD OF DIVISION OF SOCIAL , BEHAVIORAL , & APPLIED SCIENCES

Robbie Coleman

DIVISIONOFSOCIAL,BEHAVIORAL,&APPLIEDSCIENCES

MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2024

Avery Tapp

DIVISIONOFSOCIAL,BEHAVIORAL,&APPLIEDSCIENCES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Sydney Brooks

Isabelle Martindale

Sanatana Gentry

DIVISIONOFSOCIAL,BEHAVIORAL,&APPLIEDSCIENCES

Cornelius

HALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Michelle Baragona

VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

2024 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Kirklyn Johnson

Ben Barrett

Jeff Nock

Meghan Windham

Jocelyn Ball

SCHOLARSHIPS

PRESENTED BY

Patrick Eaton FOUNDATION

VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & DIRECTOR OF NEMCC FOUNDATION/ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

2023-2024AGENCYSCHOLARSHIPS

$662,000 Awarded

756 Student Recipients in scholarships

PRESENTED BY

VP OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & DIRECTOR OF NEMCC FOUNDATION/ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

2023 T.I.P. AWARD RECIPIENT Workforce Systems Director

Greg James

2023 T.I.P. AWARD RECIPIENT Student Athlete Success Coach

Leigh Treloar

2023 T.O.P. AWARD RECIPIENT

Division of Mathematics & Sciences

Chandra Hisaw

Division of Social, Behavioral, & Applied Sciences

2023 T.O.P. AWARD RECIPIENT

Eric Smith

2023 T.O.P. AWARD RECIPIENT

Division of Fine Arts

Dr. Jason Beghtol

TEACHER OF THE YEAR

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Michelle Baragona HUMANITIES

VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTRUCTION

2024 HUMANITIES TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Musical Composition Resulting from the World Wars

Division of Fine Arts

Dr. Amy Langley

Iota Zeta Chapter Officers 2023-2024 PTK

President: Gavin McPeak

Co-VP of Scholarship: Jocelyn Ball and Molly Tennison

Co-VP of Service: Isabella Martindale and Sydney Brooks

Co-VP of Leadership: Francisco Rivera

Secretary: Alayna Smith

Historians: Danielle Ashley and Elisha Howell

Treasurers: Michael Lovelace and Elijah Janes

Honors in Action Team: Meghan Windham , Addyson Fikes , Ben Barrett , and Jordyn Foster

College Project Team: Chloe Barnes , Cheyenne Johnson, John Patton , Briana Roberts , and Owen Cox

MS/LA Regional Officer: Jordyn Foster

Administrative Assistants: Ashton Higgs, Warner Michael